Date: Wednesday 15th April 2026. Distance: 6 miles. Leader:Sue Broadway
Sixteen walkers set off from Bradenham Common to walk, via Naphill Common, to West Wycombe, along one side of the valley and returning along the other, via Nobles Farm. Our route took us along a path beside and behind Bradenham Manor uphill to reach Naphill Common, picking up the main path towards Downley Common. Before turning right towards Cookshall Farm, we stopped beside Daisy Pond, one of seven ponds on the Common. These ponds were used in the past for livestock when the common was open heathland. It is unclear how many of the ponds were natural or man-made by puddling mud over stone/rubble bases. Daisy pond is the most diverse pond for plants and aquatic species on the common. We descended to West Wycombe village, stopping for our break beside some bluebells and then skirted the base of the hill to ascend to West Wycombe Church via a less steep path. Then it was an easy walk along the track to Nobles Farm where we descended, crossing the Bradenham Road, and into the village.